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May 17, 2013, 11:44 am
By
Jeremy Herb
Russia has sent Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces
advanced anti-ship cruise missiles, the New
York Times reported,
in the latest sign Moscow will continue to help Assad’s regime militarily.
Russia had previously provided the anti-ship cruise
missiles, Yakhonts, to the Syrians, but the latest shipment includes advanced
radar technology, according to the Times,
which cited unnamed American officials.
“It’s a real ship killer,” Nick Brown, editor in chief of
IHS Jane’s International Defense Review, told the Times.
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Operations, Middle East/North Africa
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May 16, 2013, 12:05 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
A massive car bomb ripped through an American convoy traveling through downtown Kabul on Thursday, killing 16 people including six American military advisers. Hezb-i-Islami, a militant faction of the Afghan insurgency allied with the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the bombing, according to The New York Times.
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Operations
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May 15, 2013, 4:16 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
Lack of control by Kabul over Afghan special forces and a misunderstanding of the political nuances surrounding Wardak province led to the ouster of American special operations troops from the restive area in central Afghanistan.
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Operations
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May 14, 2013, 11:55 am
By
Carlo Muñoz
Four American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday as U.S. and coalition forces dig in for the final fighting season of the over decade-long war.
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Operations
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May 13, 2013, 5:34 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
Three NATO troops were killed on Monday when Taliban insurgents set off a truck bomb at an alliance outpost in Southern Afghanistan.
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Operations
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May 13, 2013, 4:41 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
U.S. commanders are keeping a key anti-missile weapon system in Guam on alert for possible North Korean attacks, despite the recent lull in tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
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Operations
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May 10, 2013, 11:15 am
By
Keith Laing
The man, Ahmed Abassi, allegedly plotted to derail a New York-bound train near the Canadian border.
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Railroads, Security, Operations
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May 9, 2013, 12:52 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
Afghan president Hamid Karzai wants to cap the number of American bases in Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdraws from the country in 2014, setting the stage for a final postwar troop presence.
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Operations, Asia/Pacific
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May 9, 2013, 12:20 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
The top investigator at Strategic Command has been ordered to review mistakes in the Air Force's nuclear enterprise that led to the termination of 17 service officials this week.
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Operations
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May 8, 2013, 4:48 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
NATO leaders are launching an inquiry into allegations of misconduct by the alliance's special forces in southern Afghanistan.
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Operations
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